Current Events > Why do people let themselves get so overweight?

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It used to be comfort, for me.

It's also gradual.

Even harder to notice when you're growing and getting new clothes every year during adolescence

We live sedentary lives in a "breadbasket" nation - here in America - with modern farming techniques and high calorie, processed convenience food to fuel the workforce needed to ensure constant quarterly growth for the capitalists.

Then in true capitalist fashion, that fuel is marketed to us at an endless number of fast food joints with drive-thru and delivery of sodium and fat riddled calorie dense food that causes instant pleasure followed by a crash and lethargy.

Then grifters and corporations make money selling fad diets, expensive gym memberships, and bogus supplements to counter the effects of the unhealthy food.

Sheiky-Baby posted...

No, that's just an excuse. Sorry. My friends and family all eat delicious, unhealthy stuff around me, especially around the holidays, and gatherings, and I never gave in once. Sometimes, I'd bring in my own food in a container.

So according to you, addictive dispositions dont exist.

I don't think it's as simple as we -let- ourselves get overweight. There's so much more that comes with that and a lot of it has been addressed ITT.

A lot of it is learned when being raised, parents that make you eat when you aren't hungry, clear your dinner plate when you are full. Forcing bad eating habits when you are young can absolutely translate to adult life.

Im fat. Probably not to the point TC is talking about but still. Fat. Im lucky that I still go to the gym and play football 3 times a week because if I didnt Id probably be like the guys TC is on about.

For me its because

• I like the taste of bad food
• Im too lazy to cook
• Im in a bad habit where if I have a bad day at work I feel like I can reward myself with bad food at the end of the week

i think bad food is also physically addictive as well. I remember reading a report sugar is just as, if not more addictive, than nicotine / crack / heroin.

XxKrazyChaosxX posted...

I eat because I'm unhappy. I'm unhappy because I eat.

It's a vicious cycle indeed, Fat Bastard.
Do you haven't seen your willy for the last two years?

A lot of people live unhealthy lifestyles from the gru beginning thanks to the ignorance of their parents.

Others might actually can't control their appetite (imbalance of grehlin hormone) and/or have metabolic issues (such as thyroid).

I think depression can also make people gain weight fast.

i used to eat bad all the time, went up to 316 pounds

literally out of nowhere, i legit just decided to intermittent fast, and eat once a day, i also go to the gym right after i eat and workout for 3-4 hours a day, i manage to lose around a pound a day because of that, im now down to 270

This isn't as big an issue as other factors mentioned ITT, but there is also the Health At Every Size movement which is making it more socially acceptable to be at unhealthy weights

Sugar is a disease.

Withrdrawal is as bad as getting off hard drugs, but you're more or less guaranteed to lose weight if you completely drop sugar.

Kloe_Rinz posted...

This isn't as big an issue as other factors mentioned ITT, but there is also the Health At Every Size movement which is making it more socially acceptable to be at unhealthy weights

meh those groups arent as big as people make out. Just ignore them. We need to stop acting that just because some small no name group is retweets all of a sudden they are a huge issue.

Because eim.a lazy piece of shit, that's why.

Because sugar, fat, salt and laziness are addictive

Dark_Arbron posted...

So according to you, addictive dispositions dont exist.

No, because for it to work, you, yourself with your own two hands, will have to start it by putting it into your mouth, chew, and swallow it. Than repeat. Which in any point, you could have stopped, or spit it out.

GunmaN1905 posted...

Sugar is a disease.

Not all sugar are created equal. But you're most likely talking about the refined kind. There are fruits, and natural sugar alternatives like monk fruits, stevia, and yes, even sucralose(Not Splenda with the Maltodextrin). The latter is getting criticized more, and more these days for killing DNA, or making people type 2, but often, ppl don't look entirely to those studies, such as, to achieve that damage, you'll have to consume thousands(3 to 4000) of packets of it, PER DAY. Which is impossible for any human being to achieve, unless it was some stupid tik tok dare.

SHRlKE posted...

Im fat. Probably not to the point TC is talking about but still. Fat. Im lucky that I still go to the gym and play football 3 times a week because if I didnt Id probably be like the guys TC is on about.

For me its because

* I like the taste of bad food
* Im too lazy to cook
* Im in a bad habit where if I have a bad day at work I feel like I can reward myself with bad food at the end of the week

i think bad food is also physically addictive as well. I remember reading a report sugar is just as, if not more addictive, than nicotine / crack / heroin.

Its addictive for sure, and most people are.

I saw a couple on YouTube who decided to cold turkey cut out sugar for 30 days and document the experience.

It was brutally hard the first week, then got easier. When the month was over, they tried to eat desserts again and couldnt do it, as it was just too sweet.

Why do people let themselves be judgmental pricks?

McMarbles posted...

Why do people let themselves be judgmental pricks?

Ironically same reason some people get fat. They are addicted to how it makes them feel. They get a quick buzz by pretending they are better than someone else but ultimately they will remain unhappy and insecure.

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Take responsibility for your own actions. I know this is a hard concept for some people on CE though. It's always someone else's fault.

McMarbles posted...

Why do people let themselves be judgmental pricks?

Because we are judgemental creatures by nature when we were given a brain, and speech.

PraetorXyn posted...

It was brutally hard the first week, then got easier. When the month was over, they tried to eat desserts again and couldnt do it, as it was just too sweet.

I do this yearly after holidays.
Completely dropped all sugar and bread on 2nd of January, lost like 20lbs in 3 months.
*I'm not obese, so it would be an even bigger number for someone who needs to lose a lot.

Withdrawal is really bad, but after a couple of weeks it's all good.

GunmaN1905 posted...

I do this yearly after holidays.
Completely dropped all sugar and bread on 2nd of January, lost like 20lbs in 3 months.
*I'm not obese, so it would be an even bigger number for someone who needs to lose a lot.

Withdrawal is really bad, but after a couple of weeks it's all good.

I can drop sugar no problem so long as no one brings it into the house or offers it to me.

But I basically live on bread, meat, and potatoes, so I cant do that part.

58 & 20 sum it up pretty well
food is just so plentiful also, and we don't walk anywhere anymore

PraetorXyn posted...

I can drop sugar no problem so long as no one brings it into the house or offers it to me.

But I basically live on bread, meat, and potatoes, so I cant do that part.

Yeah, I'd probably die without meat, but I've never really eaten that much bread.
For example, if I have meat+potatoes for lunch, I don't eat bread.

The only thing I've dropped are sandwiches. I'll eat a bit more contents of the planned sandwich, just without bread, if you get what I'm saying.

And I don't really drink anything except for water and alcohol, lmao.
Always hated sodas and sugary juices.

Candies, especially chocolate were always my worst enemy, but I manage to control myself.

Large appetite, low metabolism

GunmaN1905 posted...

Yeah, I'd probably die without meat, but I've never really eaten that much bread.
For example, if I have meat+potatoes for lunch, I don't eat bread.

The only thing I've dropped are sandwiches. I'll eat a bit more contents of the planned sandwich, just without bread, if you get what I'm saying.

And I don't really drink anything except for water and alcohol, lmao.
Always hated sodas and sugary juices.

Candies, especially chocolate were always my worst enemy, but I manage to control myself.

Ive been doing intermittent fasting for a few years now, so I dont eat in the morning.

I basically just have a sandwich for lunch around 1:30 to 2:30, usually grilled cheese or homemade sausage.

For supper, its usually some kind of meat and baked potatoes. I typically do breakfast for supper outside on the griddle on Monday evenings, and Ill occasionally smoke a rack of ribs, Boston butt, brisket, etc., but more often than not its grilled chicken breasts, grilled pork loin slices, grilled steak, grilled chicken thighs, grilled chicken wings, etc., with potatoes. Ill occasionally do corn or homemade mac n cheese as a second side depending on what it is.

I dont typically snack at all, except on Friday and Saturday nights when I watch a movie, then Ill pop a bowl of popcorn and usually have some peanut butter and milk or something.

So not the healthiest, but far from the worst. But bread and carbs would be a problem to give up.

PraetorXyn posted...

Ive been doing intermittent fasting for a few years now, so I dont eat in the morning.

I basically just have a sandwich for lunch around 1:30 to 2:30, usually grilled cheese or homemade sausage.

For supper, its usually some kind of meat and baked potatoes. I typically do breakfast for supper outside on the griddle on Monday evenings, and Ill occasionally smoke a rack of ribs, Boston butt, brisket, etc., but more often than not its grilled chicken breasts, grilled pork loin slices, grilled steak, grilled chicken thighs, grilled chicken wings, etc., with potatoes. Ill occasionally do corn or homemade mac n cheese as a second side depending on what it is.

I dont typically snack at all, except on Friday and Saturday nights when I watch a movie, then Ill pop a bowl of popcorn and usually have some peanut butter and milk or something.

So not the healthiest, but far from the worst. But bread and carbs would be a problem to give up.

You never have to give up bread, or carbs. Just put it to good use once you eat them(Exercise). And you're good.

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Indeed. With more options available then there was 20, 10, even 5 years ago, there should be no excuse getting healthy, and losing weight. Unless you're disabled, have health issues like thyroid disorder, or a little kid who's only life is school, cartoons, and their smart phone

Poor eating habits & not enough physical activites

Sheiky-Baby posted...

Because we are judgemental creatures by nature when we were given a brain, and speech.

There is a rich hypocrisy in condemning people for succumbing to coping excuses for bad behaviors, and then saying shit like this unironically to cope with an inability to control your own bad behavior.

Part of the reason why people have such difficulties converting changes into meaningful lifelong habits is because support spaces of all kinds are filled with goobers that act just like you lol.

Kimberly posted...

There is a rich hypocrisy in condemning people for succumbing to coping excuses for bad behaviors, and then saying shit like this unironically to cope with an inability to control your own bad behavior.

Part of the reason why people have such difficulties converting changes into meaningful lifelong habits is because support spaces of all kinds are filled with goobers that act just like you lol.

Oh stfu, like you're some saint that never judged anyone on here.

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There are 30 calorie cheese wedges, about 15-30 calorie cream, and 0-5 calorie butter/oil sprays. Don't think we'll get anything less than that.

Sheiky-Baby posted...

Oh stfu, like you're some saint that never judged anyone on here.

For their demonstrable behavior? Sure. I'm doing it right now. To you.

That's about where the similarities end though.

Sheiky-Baby posted...

You never have to give up bread, or carbs. Just put it to good use once you eat them(Exercise). And you're good.

You do for keto, which is what Id do if I lived by myself, wasnt surrounded by people whod make it impossible to stick to, and felt I had the willpower to try.

Kind of one of those things thats a vicious cycle. The fatter you get the harder it becomes to work out, and theyre clearly addicted to junk food.

Hey, reality check for the judgemental idjits in the thread, people eat what they can afford. You go grocery shopping and you're on a shoestring budget. Do you spend what little you have on a handful of vegetables, or on a week's worth of frozen dinners?

The frozen dinners may be bad for you, but odds are, they'll be cheaper than the handful of vegetables. Some of y'all never had to worry about where to get your next meals, and it shows.

ChainsawFerret posted...

Hey, reality check for the judgemental idjits in the thread, people eat what they can afford. You go grocery shopping and you're on a shoestring budget. Do you spend what little you have on a handful of vegetables, or on a week's worth of frozen dinners?

The frozen dinners may be bad for you, but odds are, they'll be cheaper than the handful of vegetables. Some of y'all never had to worry about where to get your next meals, and it shows.

Sure, but now explain the obese middle-class and rich people

I dont get it either. I can see gaining like 15 pounds but letting yourself go to the point where it affects your health and daily activities boggles my mind. Like literally how do these whales get to 300+lbs without stopping themselves at some point?